:Viļāni Municipality
{{Short description|Municipality of Latvia}}
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| name = Viļāni Municipality
| native_name = Viļānu novads
| native_name_lang = lv
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| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_flag = Flag of Viļānu novads.png
| image_shield = Viļānu novads COA.svg
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| image_map = Viļānu novada karte.png
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{LVA}}
| established_title = Formed
| established_date = 2009
| seat_type = Centre
| seat = Viļāni
| leader_title = Council Chair
| leader_name = Jekaterina Ivanova
| leader_party = S
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
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| website = {{url|www.vilanunovads.lv}}
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Viļāni Municipality ({{langx|lv|Viļānu novads}}) is a former municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by merging Dekšāres Parish, Sokolki Parish, Viļāni Parish and Viļāni town; the administrative centre being Viļāni. The population as of 2020 was 5,417.{{Cite web | url=http://data.csb.gov.lv/pxweb/en/iedz/iedz__iedzskaits__ikgad/ISG020.px/ | title=ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and counties | publisher=Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia|date=2020-01-01|access-date=2021-02-12}}
On 1 July 2021, Viļāni Municipality ceased to exist and its territory was merged into Rēzekne Municipality.{{Cite web |title=Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums |url=https://likumi.lv/doc.php?id=315654 |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=LIKUMI.LV |language=lv}}
See also
References
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{{Latvian municipalities 2009}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Latvia
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